Nigerians are gradually becoming impatient over the delay by President Muhammadu Buhari to announce those he wants to work with in his cabinet. This is coupled with the fact that it has not made this administration get to work in earnest as expected by many Nigerians who voted him in power to give them the…
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FRSC Calls Summit To Tackle Incessant Tanker Crashes
Following recent accidents involving heavy duty vehicles in the country, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has summoned stakeholders in the haulage industry to a national summit in Abuja. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, June 15, 2015 at the Shehu Musa Y’ardua Centre, Abuja by 9am. A statement issued by the…
Boko Haram: Buhari Wants Nigeria To Head Joint Task Force
President Muhammadu Buhari has told his counterparts from Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Benin that he would want Nigeria to be in charge of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, which was formed to fight against the Boko Haram insurgents in the border towns in the countries. Buhari, in his address at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads…
Minority Party Produces Plateau Speaker
A rescheduled election in the Plateau State House of Assembly produced a lawmaker from the minority party in the Assembly as Speaker. The new Speaker of the Plateau Assembly, Peter Azi of the All Progressives Congress, APC, representing Jos North-West, was elected to the position on Wednesday by his colleagues. Earlier on Tuesday, the Assembly…
Wike Gets N10b To Settle Patience Jonathan, Others—Rivers APC Chair
By Nwaorgu Faustinus Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, has accused the state governor, Nyesom Wike, of starting to milk state treasury dry with the approval of N10 billion by the state House of Assembly dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This allegation was made in a…
Boko Haram Raids Borno Villages, Kills 35
At least 35 persons were reportedly feared dead in separate attacks on six communities in Borno State on Wednesday night. This was disclosed to newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri, the state capital, by a member of a vigilante group in the state. The man, who begged not to be named, explained that the terrorists stormed…
Meeting Between Saraki, Oyegun Cancelled
A meeting earlier scheduled for Thursday in Abuja between the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, could no longer hold. Saraki’s media aide, Bamikole Omishore, who had earlier notified journalist of the meeting for 12:45pm on Thursday, later sent out a message to newsmen, informing them that the…
Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Operations July
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Joseph Dawha, has disclosed that the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited will start refining crude oil, at least, up to 80 per cent capacity from July 2015. Dawha made this known on Thursday in Abuja after he inspected some petrol stations in the capital city.…
Court Hears Kashamu’s Extradition Case June 25
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday, June 25, 2015 for hearing of an extraction application filed by the Federal Government of Nigeria against Senator Buruji Kashamu. The United States of America wants the lawmaker from Ogun State in the upper chamber of the National Assembly sent to them to answer allegations of…
APC Berates Wike’s Move To Dissolve Rivers Local Councils
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State says credible information available to it confirms, without doubt, that the Rivers State House of Assembly has perfected plans to kick-start the process of dismantling the elected local governments chairmen in Rivers State by moving and adopting a motion on the floor of the…